Pears with red wine sauce

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
5 ounces Sugar
½ cup Water
½ cup Claret or Burgundy wine
1 Strip of lemon rind
1 Stick cinnamon
6 smalls Ripe pears
1 teaspoon Arrowroot
1 tablespoon Water
½ pint Whipping cream; whipped
2 ounces Sliced or slivered almonds; toasted

Directions

Place sugar in a pan large enough to hold the pears. Add water, wine, lemon rind and cinnamon. Dissolve slowly over low heat. Increase the heat and boil for 1 minute. Peel the pears, leaving the stalks on but removing the "eye" from the bottom. Place at once in the prepared syrup. Cover the pan and poach the pears in a 350ø oven for 30 minutes or until tender. Remove the pears and strain the syrup. Mix the arrowroot with 1 Tablespoon water, add to syrup, and stir until boiling. Cook until clear. Place pears in individual dessert bowls and spoon over syrup. Refrigerate until ready to serve. When serving, pass a bowl of whipped cream and toasted almonds. May be prepared in the morning before serving. Yield: 6 servings.

HELEN SLOAN (MRS. JOHN C.)

From <Traditions:ATasteoftheGoodLife>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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